Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed concern about "continuing anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada" in a bilateral with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held on the sidelines of G20.
#PM #BigRemark #Anti-India #Extremist #Canada #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-conveys-strong-concerns-about-anti-india-activities-of-extremist-elements-in-canada-to-justin-trudeau-4377475

Anticipating the Unintended edition #227 is up.

#publicpolicy #mastindia #EconPolicy

जागो सोनेवालों, सुनो मेरी कहानी
#Mastodon #mastindia #mastindian #hindi

Pratham Books is such a fantastic and successful non-profit initiative. Putting a storybook in a child's hand in their language would've had a disproportionate positive impact, I'm sure. #mastindia

The counting of votes for the assembly bypolls in 7 seats across 6 states will take place on Friday in the first electoral test of the opposition bloc against BJP.The 7 seats where voting took place on Tuesday are: Ghosi (UP); Dumri (Jharkhand); Dhanpur and Boxanagar (Tripura); Bageshwar (Uttarakhand); Dhupguri (Bengal); and Puthuppally (Kerala).The opposition contested the polls unitedly in Ghosi, Dumri, Dhanpur, Boxanagar and Bageshwar and against each other in Dhupguri and Puthuppally.
#NDA #INDIA #bloc #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nda-vs-india-counting-for-key-bypolls-in-7-seats-tomorrow-as-opposition-bloc-faces-first-electoral-test/articleshow/103469032.cms

If you are interested in #publicpolicy, don't miss this Puliyabaazi episode with one of India's best economic policymakers.

Highlights: Don't miss MSA talking about generalists vs specialists, general equilibrium, the Maruti Suzuki story, and much more.

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https://puliyabaazi.in/episode/aarthik-sudhaaro-kii-khaanii-mottek-sih-ahluuvaaliyaa-kii-jubaanii-backstage-with-montek-singh-ahluwalia

If you are interested in India-related public policy & social sciences, you are welcome to join our Mastodon community https://thinktanki.social

#Mastodon #Fediverse #India #PublicPolicy #Economics #ThinkTanks @mastodonindians #MastIndia

#‘SanatanaDharma†#INDIA #BJP #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sanatana-dharma-remark-row-india-bloc-different-voices-bjp-attack-2430895-2023-09-04?utm_source=rss

An economist's perspective is always useful.

@anupam tells us that "Decline in real wages of food delivery workers and around a third of them holding graduate degrees reveal a dire unemployment situation. Instead of blaming platforms for the condition of gig workers, governments must facilitate manufacturing, skilling, basic safety nets and quality education"

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/the-many-messages-from-ncaers-report-on-food-delivery-gig-workers-11305271.html

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The incident, at Bannak Square under Sirgitti police station limits on the outskirts of the city, led to a protest by residents and schoolchildren that resulted in the road being blocked for four hours, he said
#TeenGirl #School #TruckRamsCycle #Bilaspur #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.news18.com/india/chhattisgarh-teen-girl-12-year-old-brother-on-way-to-school-killed-after-truck-rams-cycle-in-bilaspur-8561531.html

His grandfather was from Ceylon (Jaffna). Tharma is not Indian at all. He is Tamil like Prabhakaran or Kadiragamar #Lanka #SriLanka @mastodonindians #MastIndia

'दुकान का नाम मराठी में भी लिखने में क्या समस्या है, आखिर...', मुंबई के खुदरा व्यापारियों को SC की नसीहत
#MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.abplive.com/news/india/supreme-court-urges-mumbai-shopkeepers-to-follow-marathi-signboard-rule-in-mumbai-ann-2485776

Just published this week's edition of Weekly Numerics, where I highlight noteworthy data from the week.

In this edition, I discuss:
--How #india GDP growth rate rose marginally above expectations (with a little help from favourable base effect), but, a deficit in rainfall have become a cause for concern.
-- How the gender imbalance in India's workforce has led to women being largely employed in low-paying jobs such as wage labour

And more
.https://maglit.me/mcwn2. #MastIndia @mastodonindians

there is this Puneri Marathi joke that my bestie made. It requires you to be familiar with contemporary American authors to find it funny. In my friend circles, that is a very small intersection. So hoping this finds the right people.

#Marathi #Pune #MastIndia @mastodonindians @mastindia

Another new month begins tomorrow. Another day when auto-payments on credit cards will fail. Another day when I'll have to make the payments manually for a task that was easily automated. Thanks, RBI. #mastindia

The 200th episode of our small little podcast went out today.

#hindi #publicpolicy @mastindia #mastindia

https://puliyabaazi.in/episode/bhaartiiy-lokttr-kaa-riportt-kaardd-the-state-of-our-democracy-ft-pratap-bhanu-mehta

Advance liaison teams from the US, the UK, and China among other countries have already arrived in India for preparations
#G20Summit #Delhi #JoeBiden #ITCMaurya #XiJinping #Taj #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.news18.com/india/2023-g20-new-delhi-summit-joe-biden-itc-maurya-xi-jingping-taj-hotel-who-is-staying-where-in-delhi-8555445.html

Happy Onam to all the Malayalees in fediverse!🏵️

#MastIndia #India #Kerala #Onam

The Supreme Court asks centre's top law officer to speak to J&K LG Manoj Sinha and find out why a college lecturer was suspended days after he appeared in court to argue against the scrapping of Article 370.
#Lecturer #Article #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/article-370-supreme-court-jammu-and-kashmir-lecturer-zahoor-ahmad-bhat-suspended-4335477

In the latest edition of our #publicpolicy newsletter,

- Can Space Powers Become Semiconductor Powers?
- Understanding India's Internal Security Challenges.
- And Some Good Readings, as always.

@mastodonindians #mastindia #Isro

https://publicpolicy.substack.com/p/225-reaching-for-the-moon